World's smallest supercharged V8 enters production

High Gear Media ^ | 9/2/2012 | Nelson Ireson

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

A bargain!

[fireman15]

I seem to remember that my 80cc motocross bike (2 stroke) produced 19 hp.

I was thinking along the same lines. I have a Rotax 2 stoke snow mobile engine on the front of my ultralight airplane that puts out 28hp. It has a single cylinder of considerably larger displacement than your motocross bike, but it is very light and dependable. This V-8 is an amazing accomplishment. But obviously scaling down a V-8 is not done for any practical purpose.

[Beagle8U]

I didn’t think that needed a sarc tag.

[MrB]

Holy Carp!

I just looked up the 2011 equivalent of my 1981 motocross bike, and the new one is listed at 53 hp!

Some kid’s gonna get killed!

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

To be honest I don’t know what my Honda 100 cost. I didn’t have time to ask about that. I had trails to ride, hills to climb and neighbors to PO.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I prefer something with a little more horsepower...

[catnipman]

“I got it, garbage disposal.”

Just imagine what else Tim Allen on “Home Improvement” could have done with this little puppy!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I don’t remember the V10s being rev-limited, but I do recall they used to wind those up to around 19k.

For the engine that is the subject of this article, I’d imagine it could rev a lot higher than 10k if it had overhead cams. Needless to say, at 6.09 cubic inches it has very little reciprocating mass.

[Fresh Wind]

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She’s real fine my 609
My 609

Well I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes
(Giddy up giddy up 609)
For I knew there would be a time
(Giddy up giddy up 609)
When I would buy a brand new 609
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When I take her to the track she really shines
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She always turns in the fastest times
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My four speed dual quad posi-traction 609

[fireman15]

You are not kidding! A friend of mine has a snowmobile that has a 160hp engine and does well over 120mph. It is absolute insanity.

[BRK]

I can't watch the video at the moment, but that really looks like a gear-driven supercharger on the top of the engine, under the carburetor.

After visual inspection, I can confidently state that the supercharger shown in the photo above is synchronous (or cogged) belt driven, and not gear driven.

[tacticalogic]

Can you imagine having to adjust the valves on that?

[gura]

IIRC it was only BMW that went over 20k, and it had detrimental effects on reliability. I don’t think you can go much over 10k without overhead pneumatic valve springs.

[freebird5850]

Mine puts out around 13 I think. Click on my username and look at my about me page.

[freedomlover]

Very nice.

I went through a stage where I had two running Cubs, one more for parts, and a LOT of attachments, but I traded most everything for some grading work. It was all just rusting outside.

The old stuff is fun, but when I want to cut grass, frankly I just hop on my new(esh) Cub Cadet and enjoy that hydraulic drive.

There is a great 4th of July parade near me that I go every year that has tons of trailer queens tractors, including a lot of Farmalls, mostly Deeres, and even a few steamers.

[elkfersupper]

I had a Yamaha two-cylinder two-stroke with the same displacement in 1966 that would rev to 10,000+ rpm and produce similar horsepower at peak.

Fun little bike.

[xp38]

It didn’t. I just like trivia.